Sandy Plaza building has space to lease

1785 N.E. Sandy Blvd.

One imposing building on Northeast Sandy Boulevard in Portland has a massive sign with the words “For lease.” Below that sign is a smaller one with the words “Your Company Name Could Be On This Sign.”

The Sandy Plaza building, at 1785 N.E. Sandy Blvd., could include that signage perk for the right tenant. The 30,525-square-foot building has 17,619 square feet of space for lease.

The art deco building was built in 1947 and housed an insurance company before The Salvation Army purchased it in 1969, according to Jan Carr, divisional property director for the Cascade Division of The Salvation Army. The big sign, in fact, formerly bore The Salvation Army’s name. The building was used as the nonprofit’s regional headquarters. A sanctuary on the first floor was used for its religious functions.

“I liked the character that it had,” Carr said. “It’s just a neat, old building.”

But by 2008 it needed costly repairs, so The Salvation Army sold it to Weston Development Co. and moved to another building in Happy Valley. Weston Development leased most of the Sandy Plaza building out to office tenants. The sanctuary space was leased to Triangle Productions, a theater group.

More space is available. The minimum divisible space is 1,000 square feet, and the maximum contiguous space is 9,093 square feet. The space is for lease for $15 per square foot, per year.

For details on leasing space in the Sandy Plaza building, contact the commercial leasing department at American Property Management at 503-281-7779 or info@apmportland.com.

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